World's Best Universities
Modern Languages
Modern language students earn degrees in languages such as French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Graduates can pursue careers in translating and interpreting, as well as in international sales, tourism, and many other fields. These are the world's top universities for modern languages. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 |
National Chengchi University
Taiwan |
80.0 | 87.4 | 62.6 | N/A |
| #35 |
Indiana University Bloomington
United States |
78.4 | 83.8 | 65.8 | N/A |
| #48 | 76.1 | 79.9 | 67.2 | N/A | |
| #42 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
77.1 | 80.5 | 69.0 | N/A |
| #41 | 77.2 | 80.7 | 69.1 | N/A | |
| #39 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
77.6 | 80.9 | 70.0 | N/A |
| #24 | 81.3 | 86.0 | 70.2 | N/A | |
| #48 |
Georgetown University
United States |
76.1 | 77.8 | 72.1 | N/A |
| #47 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
76.5 | 78.4 | 72.2 | N/A |
| #42 |
Brown University
United States |
77.1 | 79.2 | 72.3 | N/A |
| #22 | 82.2 | 85.9 | 73.6 | N/A | |
| #29 |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany |
80.0 | 82.5 | 74.1 | N/A |
| #16 |
University of Michigan
United States |
84.0 | 87.6 | 75.6 | N/A |
| #32 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 76.4 | N/A | |
| #26 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
80.3 | 81.9 | 76.4 | N/A |
| #33 |
Duke University
United States |
78.8 | 79.4 | 77.3 | N/A |
| #50 |
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Argentina |
75.9 | 75.1 | 77.6 | N/A |
| #44 |
Cornell University
United States |
77.0 | 76.5 | 78.1 | N/A |
| #20 |
McGill University
Canada |
82.7 | 84.5 | 78.5 | N/A |
| #28 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
80.1 | 80.7 | 78.8 | N/A |
| #17 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.9 | 85.9 | 79.3 | N/A |
| #14 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
84.6 | 86.9 | 79.3 | N/A |
| #27 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
80.2 | 80.3 | 80.1 | N/A |
| #18 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
83.1 | 84.3 | 80.2 | N/A |
| #35 |
Waseda University
Japan |
78.4 | 77.4 | 80.6 | N/A |
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